July is the first pinch point of the year: seven filings, with two annual items landing together on the 31st.
The non-audit income tax return and the Q1 TDS statement share a due date, which is why the last week of July absorbs more work than the rest of the month combined.
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July 2026 filings
7 due dates
07Tue
TDS / TCS monthly depositIncome Tax · Tuesday
Challan 281
11Sat
GSTR-1 monthly returnGST · Saturday
GSTR-1
15Wed
PF & ESI contributionLabour / PT · Wednesday
ECR
20Mon
GSTR-3B monthly returnGST · Monday
GSTR-3B
21Tue
Professional tax depositLabour / PT · Tuesday
PT Challan
31Fri
Income tax return filing (non-audit)Income Tax · Friday
ITR 1-4
31Fri
TDS quarterly statement (Q1)Income Tax · Friday
Form 24Q / 26Q
Weekdays shown are the calendar day each date falls on. We do not adjust dates for weekends or holidays — ask us if a date falls awkwardly for you.
Who has to file these
Not every filing in July applies to every business. Below is what binds each one, taken from the same rule set behind the compliance checker.
Applicability
7 filings
Challan 281
TDS / TCS monthly depositAny entity holding a TAN and deducting tax at source.
07 Jul
GSTR-1
GSTR-1 monthly returnAny entity registered for GST.
11 Jul
ECR
PF & ESI contributionAny entity running a payroll.
15 Jul
GSTR-3B
GSTR-3B monthly returnAny entity registered for GST.
20 Jul
PT Challan
Professional tax depositAny entity running a payroll.
21 Jul
ITR 1-4
Income tax return filing (non-audit)Individual / Proprietor.
31 Jul
Form 24Q / 26Q
TDS quarterly statement (Q1)Any entity holding a TAN and deducting tax at source.
31 Jul
What else lands in July
Alongside the five recurring monthly obligations, July carries 2 filings specific to this point in the year. After this, the next month-specific filing is tax audit report filing on 30 September 2026.
Specific to July
2 of 7 filings
31
Income tax return filing (non-audit)Income Tax · Friday
ITR 1-4
31
TDS quarterly statement (Q1)Income Tax · Friday
Form 24Q / 26Q
Categories this month
3 areas
IT
Income Tax
3 filings
GST
GST
2 filings
PT
Labour / PT
2 filings
These are the obligations we track for the standard statutory position. Sector rules, state-level professional tax and one-off events can add to them, and extensions can move a date. Ask us before relying on this for a filing.
Want July's filings handled for you?
Send us your entity type and registrations. We will confirm which of these apply and take the filing off your desk.